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Noun

1. 1
   A homosexual person, especially a man. obsolete

   "The urning loves and deifies the male object of his affections, just as a man idealizes the woman he loves."

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uranian

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"The urning loves and deifies the male object of his affections, just as a man idealizes the woman he loves."

Etymology

From German Urning, from Latin Uranus; see Uranian for more.

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